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Offspring Documentary

For a few months now I have been putting together an un-official Offspring documentary. This will greatly differ from the films "Americana" and "Huck It" as it will go into more detail about the bands rise to fame. I have a backround in film and television production but had been taking time off to start a new business. I am expecting completion to be done around fall/winter of next year. I would like to get a few interviews of some of the "superfans" to incorporate with the other footage that I am able to pull from various other sources. I would love more than anything to get an actual interview with the band but realize that's not likely to happen. If anyone is interested in doing a brief interview with me for the film please contact here or email me at Spaniel48@hotmail.com. please don't be fooled by my lack of involvement in this forum, I have been a devoted fan since the release of smash (I was 8 at the time of its release) but was never much for the online discussions until recently. Thank you for taking the time to read this

Classic footage

Currently working on gathering material for the "pre-offspring" section of the film. If you have the links to any Manic Subsidal footage and or other footage relative to this section please post them here or email them to me. Thanks again, I am receiving some really great feedback via email.

Final touches on chapter 1

I have been able to track down and set up a few interviews with the former manic subsidal members with the exception of Jim Benton. Does anyone have any information other than the fact that he was replaced by Ron. I'm hoping this doesn't violate guidelines as he is nit a member of the band, I apologize if this is not the case. You can email me at the adress stated in the first comment or comment here. Thanks again all.

Well, there's always garagefan8 on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/garagefan8
His three Offspring uploads are probably known to you, but the guy behind the channel was actually supportive of the Offspring in their early days. While he probably won't share his additional collection of live videos (including an interview with the boys in 1988), maybe he'll be kind enough to grant you an interview.

Marcus Parish interview

As most of you know Marcus Parish played 2nd guitar in manic subsidal for just over a year. No recordings were made at this time, strictly live performances. He has agreed to do an interview in the upcoming weeks regarding the early days with the band. I have many questions to ask him but I wanted to know if there is anything any of you would like me to ask?